David
Shoehalter enters his sixteenth year as the men’s and
women’s coach of the sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers. After
beginning his career in 1989 as a volunteer assistant at his Alma
Mater, the University of Pennsylvania, he moved on to Lafayette
College in 1990. In his four years at Lafayette, Coach
“Shoe” established a preeminent hurdle and jumps
program for the Leopards. He guided numerous athletes to
all-Patriot League and all-East status, including current
men’s assistant coach Marc Davis. In 1994, Shoehalter began
his career with the Bulldogs, making an immediate impact on the
sprints, hurdles and jumps.

Shoehalter
has coached numerous Bulldog athletes to all-Ivy, all-East and
all-American honors, including Yale's first IC4A champion in the
hurdles since the 1970s and All-American Jihad Beauchman in the
high jump. Under Shoehalter’s guidance, many athletes have
broken recrods in the sprints, jumps and hurdles. Ten years ago,
Shoehalter took over the horizontal jumps, meeting with
unprecedented success. He mentored Joslyn Woodard to eight
consecutive Ivy long jump titles and a total of 20 career titles at
the Ivy Championships.

As
the track and field recruiting coordinator, Shoehalter brings a
tireless enthusiasm and knowledge of the sport to the program. In
2000, he was promoted to Associate Head Coach of men's and women's
track and field. His stated goal is to create a program that is
competitive in all event areas and on all levels. Shoehalter is
USATF level II certified in the jumps and sprints/hurdles. He was
the secretary of the Ivy Coaches Association and is currently the
third vice president of the IC4A Coaches Association.

A
1989 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in
History, Shoehalter captained the Quakers as a senior and was a
scorer in the hurdles and the pentathlon at the Heptagonal
Championships. He earned medals in the hurdles and was a member of
the 4X400 relay team for the USA in the 1989 World Maccabiah Games.
He resides in Stamford, Connecticut with his wife
Gina.